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The System Eats Our People: A Poem of Grief and Rage

By | May 11, 2026

A poem by Dr. Ebere Okereke – Inspired by Kwesi Brew’s “The Sea Eats Our Land” Dr Ebere Okereke wrote this poem in the wake of several deaths close to her, each painful and, in important ways, avoidable. They did not arise from one isolated failure. They reflected a chain of neglect, weak infrastructure, delayed […]

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KSCHMA Enrolment Drive Boosts Health Insurance Coverage in Kano

By | May 11, 2026

By Hafsat Bello  While marking the 2025 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day at a one-day symposium organised in Kano State, the Kano State Contributory Health Care Management Agency (KSCHMA) enrolled 200 more beneficiaries from the informal sector, who are petty traders, street vendors, and market women and men. As enrolment reaches 900,000 beneficiaries, many residents […]

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Curated Conversations: Dr Pavel Ursu on Nigeria’s Primary Health Care Reform, Financing, and UHC

By | May 11, 2026

Ibukun Oguntola and Chinwendu Iroegbu (Lead writers) In this latest edition of Nigeria Health Watch’s Curated Conversations, the Country Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria, Dr Pavel Ursu, discusses what it takes to transform Nigeria’s primary health care (PHC) system from vision into reality. His conversation with Nigeria Health Watch comes at a […]

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How Community Trust Is Improving Girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Abuja Schools

By | May 11, 2026

Hadiza Mohammed and Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead writers) Success, 13, did not panic when she got her first period. ‘I was educated early,’ she recalled, ‘I simply used a sanitary pad and carried on with my day.’ In many Nigerian communities, that kind of confidence is still not common for girls entering puberty. Success is a […]

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Nigeria Must Not Let Child Nutrition Become a Budget Casualty in 2026

By | May 11, 2026

Favour Ani and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers) In a stabilisation ward (a specialised treatment unit for severe malnutrition) in northern Nigeria, a child with severe acute malnutrition needs immediate action, not sympathy. That child needs swift screening, clear referral pathways, readily available therapeutic food, and health workers who are not forced to ration care. […]

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